the pundits thought this would be in the 60s, but these teams struggled as you mentioned in the first half, 22-19 at half. butler was a big three-pointer at the end of the first half. we thought okay, these teams are a little nervous on the big stage. maybe they ll get their footing going in the second half. they really didn t, as they struggled. a 22-3 run by connecticut turned a six-point deficit into a 13-point lead and connecticut never looked back from there. but defense was the key, guys, in this game, as the connecticut huskies were able to hold the butler bull dogs to 18.8% shooting. that was the lowest in tournament history. connecticut, national champions for the third time. you know, you win, you win ugly, still national champs. the thing is they have good prospects for the next couple years. they had three freshmen starting and still won. they did. and this have a coach who is now in rare. jim calhoun, not only the oldest coach to win a national championship, he s only
today. hotter in new york than in atlanta. lot of cold fronts passed. north winds blowing. it s chilly. we may be at our daytime highs. can i ask you to pass my place in atlanta and check on things. do you want me to water the plants too? i don t have plants and you know that. if you could water the dog. no problem. the uconn huskies top dogs as it were in college basketball, defeated the butler bull dogs in houston to win the ncaa championship. the final score, uconn 53, butler 41. the game was ugly and i guess that s being kind. yeah. it was a little uneventful. low scoring, a battle of the defense, but mark mckay was courtside at last night s game and joins us live in houston. not to take away from uconn, you know, they re champions, won 11 straight at the end of the season, but the game was a little under whelming for basketball fans. yeah. i think, kiran, we needed something to look at and we were hoping for i think a lot of
after a cargo ship ran aground on the great barrier reef off the coast of cleveland. the coal carrying vessel had 1,000 tons of oil on board and now crews say they fear for the area s famed wildlife. that s a wrap on this fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. well, jonathan hunt s life chat is up and going and part of top stories coming up. but, first: shepard: march madness comes down to this tonight s championship game top seeded duke blue devils who had the easiest road to the finals without question and fifth seeded butler bull dogs who have jumped heaven and earth to get here. butler playing miles from own campus in indianapolis. unquestionably the underdog. should butler win it, would be the smallest by population or student population school to do so since holy cross in 1947. the student population at butler about 4500. duke has three times that. and the blue devils spend about